Barbados vs Lesotho: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals

Barbados

56.79

in 2023

Lesotho

60.18

in 2023

Barbados rank

149th

Lesotho rank

148th

Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals over time

Lesotho currently reports 60.18 against 56.79 in Barbados, a difference of 3.39.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 149th and Lesotho ranks 148th of 196 countries.

Indicator: Annual articles published in scientific and technical journals
Source: National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Indicators, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 5,488 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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